Cana, California
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Chico census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95973. The Survey maps it on the Nord quadrangle. It stands 167 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1891 to 1980The same ground, surveyed 89 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 27 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1891 USGS Chico quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Chico quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Chico quadrangle1:125000, 8 printings
- 1912 USGS Nord quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Richardson Springs quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Nord quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1952 USGS Richardson Springs quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Chico quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Chico quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Chico quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
169 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 169 fires within 5 miles of Cana between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,561 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 8 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 62 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 44 |
| Debris and open burning | 37 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Butte Unit | MERIDIAN RD NORD |
| 8 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Butte Unit | RIVER |
| 8 September 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Butte Unit | DEER |
| 6 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge | BALLARD |
| 6 September 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Butte Unit | MERIDIAN |
| 5 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Butte Unit | 99 M |
| 5 September 1995 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Butte Unit | JALISCOS1 |
| 4 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Butte Unit | ANITA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Cana: 1 producer, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Chromium. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Cone | Chromium | Occurrence | ||
| Pine Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anita | 2.2 miles | 27 | |
| Soto (historical) | 2.9 miles | 18 | |
| Merrills Landing | 3.6 miles | 18 | |
| Nord | 4.6 miles | 27 | |
| Michopdo (historical) | 10.5 miles | 28 | |
| Chico | 11.3 miles | 28 | |
| Richardson Springs | 11.5 miles | 28 | |
| Barber | 12.1 miles | 28 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Cana | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5029145 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1723789. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.









